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HAY'RAGK.

Patented Mar. 2 7, 1888;

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BY MAW WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

fNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CALVIN ELI HAGERMAN, OF AINS WO RTH, NEBRASKA.

HAY-RAG K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 3 80.106, dated March 27, 1888.

' Application filed April 5, 1887. Serial No. 233,720. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN ELI HAGERMAN, of Ainsworth, in the county of Brown and State .of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved Hay-Rack, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a hay-rack adapted to be carried upon a wagon, and has for its ohin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of .reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a vertical and transverse section through the-rack on line :0 w of Fig. 2, and Fig. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

In carrying out the invention a rectangular box-like base, A, is provided, designed to rest upon the wagon-bolsters in the ordinary manner, and having a series of horizontally-arranged apertures, a, in each side at the bottom, as shown in Fig. 1 the apertures upon one side being slightly out of alignment with the apertures upon the opposite side.

The end frame oftthe rackis constructedby attaching centrally and perpendicularly to each end of the body aslat or rail, ]),of a length substantially equal to the desired height of the rack, the said rails being made to terminate at their upper ends in a knob, (1. At each side of the rail D, at the lower end and abutting against the same, another slat or rail D is secured to the body, adapted to extend in opposite directionsupward and outward the height of the central rail, as shown in Fig. 1, the end frame being completed by the attachment of a cross-bar, d, to the inner faces of the rails below the knobs d, which cross-bars The side portions, B and B of the rack are made detachable from the body and ends, and consist of a-series of parallel beams, B,

held a proper distance apart by one or more I longitudinal strips, 0, of any suitable light material, preferably wood, attached to the un der side a distance from the outer ends of the beams; and the inner ends, I), of said beams are cut at an angle, (shown in Fig. 1,) to enter the body-apertures a.

The side portions, B and B, alike in construction, are positioned upon the body by placing the inner strip, 0, in substantial'engagement with the upper edge" of the side boards, and inserting the reduced inner ends of the beams B into the various apertures a in the opposite side board, whereby the beams of each side portion, B and B, cross in the'body, as shown, and the said side portions are given an upward inclination. The now inclined beams B are of such a length as that their upper and outer edges are practically-in the same plane with the outer'ends of the cross-barsd.

Gates H are provided each side portion, B and B, of a length equal to the entire length of the rack, constructed by attaching to a series of short beams, h, strips of board h, or other equivalent light material, one end of said beams being left uncovered, are utilized as a means of hinging the gates to the aforesaid beams B. This is usally effected by passing a rod, H, through the lower ends of said short beams h, and also through the outer ends of the beams B, as shown.

The gates H are provided at each-upper end with a recess adapted to-reoeive the ends of the cross-bars (1, whereby the gates are closed flush with the-same, and the gates are held in a closed position by means of hooks G, pivoted to the end of the rack, engaging a staple, g, attached to the gate or other equivalent device.

It will be observed that in mounting the.

rack upon the bolster of a wagon but little exertion is required, as the body and attached ends may be first placed in position, the botrack is not in use, may be opened and allowed to drop vertically downward, whereby the wheels and a greater portion of the wagon will be protected from the rays of the sun, and when the wagon is returning from the field or meadow the gates may be folded in upon the beams B, and the sides thereby be left partially open.

In operation one gate is let down, as indicated by arrows in Fig. 1, and the hay thrown in from that side. When the rack is partially filled, the gate is closed and the remainder is thrown over the gate.

The gates are very advantageous in unload ing, as when the vehicle is driven to the stack and the gate next thereto let down the hay, straw, or clover carried is readily and easily pitched ofl with little waste and slight exertion. In windy weather the weather-gate may be made to act in the capacity of awind-brake. It will also be observed that in the form of rack described a load may be evenly placed without danger of displacement. Should the load be built high centrally, a rope may be stretched across to bear upon it, the said rope being fastened to the knobs (1.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hay-rack, the combination, with the inclined side bars, B B and end bars D D (Z, of the longitudinallyarranged hinged gates H, substantially as and for the the purpose described. r

2. The combination, with the box-body A, having apertures a, of detachable inclined side bars, B B", engaging with said apertures,

and detachable end bars, D D d, and longitudinally-arranged hinged gates H, hung to said side bars, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination, with the box-body A, having apertures a, of detachable inclined side bars, B B, engaging with said apertures, and

detachable inclined end bars, D D, perpendicular bar D, and horizontal stay-bar d, said side bars being provided with longitudinallyarranged hinged gates H, having means for locking them when closed, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

4. The combination, with the base-board having apertures a, of detachable inclined side bars, B B, engaging with said apertures, detachable end bars, D D d, and longitudinallyarranged hinged gates H, hung to said side bars, the gates being provided with eyes and the end portions with pivoted hooks G, adapted for engagement with said eyes, substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. The combination, with the baseboard having apertures a, of detachable inclined side bars, B B engaging with said apertures, and detachable end bars, D D (I, said bars 01 being provided with angular pivoted hooks G, and said inclined side bars being provided with longitudinally-arranged hinged gates H, having eyes 9 on their outer sides, the said angular hooks G being adapted to engage said eyes, all substantially as shown and described, for the purposes described.

CALVIN ELI HAGERMAN.

\Vitnesses:

Gears. 0. PEARL, NATHAN D. WALKER. 

